Government will invest 20 thousand million pesos in rescuing three rivers

Alert cancellation

The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) reported the cancellation of the Tsunami Alert for the Mexican Pacific. The measure was taken after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake recorded 135 kilometers southwest of Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas.

According to the department in charge of Raymundo Pérez Morales, the decision was based on the analysis of sea level observations. On the coasts near the epicenter, no significant variations are expected.

Semar maintains permanent monitoring of sea conditions to inform the population of any changes. “Prevention, surveillance and timely information are part of our commitment #ParaServirAMéxico,” he posted on his X account.

Security recommendations

After the earthquake, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo activated security protocols. On his social networks he asked not to go near the beaches in the next few hours due to the risk of tsunami. “The Secretary of the Navy recommends not approaching those beaches in the next six hours due to the risk of tsunami. It is important to follow the recommendations of Civil Protection,” he wrote around 10:00 a.m.

Semar continues to monitor the sea to guarantee the safety of the population and avoid incidents.

Loose buoys in the Rio Grande

Around 100 buoys and floating walls placed by the Texas government on the border between Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, Coahuila, dislodged due to recent rains and the increased flow of the Rio Grande. State Civil Protection images show how the structures are carried away by the current; some are already stuck in Mexican territory.

International bridges were immediately closed due to the risk of impact. Eagle Pass Mayor Aaron Valdez reported on social media that they would remain closed until the buoys passed. His counterpart from Piedras Negras, Jacobo Rodríguez, confirmed the situation in a video: “There are 100 coming that were brought by the current and they are loose; let’s hope they get stuck somewhere.”

Each floating wall weighs about a ton. Given the possibility of hitting the bridge structure, it was decided to close the border crossing.

No risk of overflow for now

The buoys, installed to deter unauthorized migrant crossings, were placed on the US shore. Francisco Contreras Obregón, regional coordinator of State Civil Protection, explained that between 5 and 6 in the afternoon the flow would reach its maximum point: 2,183 cubic meters per second, with a depth of 7.5 meters. He assured that there is no risk of overflow, but urged the population not to approach the area.

Government reinforces actions against sargassum in Quintana Roo

President Claudia Sheinbaum assured that her administration will make the “maximum effort” to reduce the arrival of sargassum to the coasts of Quintana Roo. The announcement was made from Tulum, during his morning conference on Friday, July 17.

He acknowledged that this month the presence of the algae increased and that the acquisition of more specialized vessels for its collection is planned.

“It is very difficult to prevent, to address the fundamental cause, it is complex and it is an international issue, in any case. What we can do is prevent sargassum from reaching the beaches or make our maximum effort to reduce the arrival of sargassum to the beaches,” he said.

The state government of Mara Lezama, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Science and Technology lead a comprehensive program against the problem.

Sheinbaum explained that the strategy includes the purchase of more Sargacero boats to capture the seaweed at sea, as well as the installation of additional barriers in coordination with hoteliers.

“And take that sargassum to a center so that it can be recycled and used in some economic activities, whether it is production of energy or construction materials, or other possibilities that sargassum has, but it has to be fished in the sea and for this we need more capacity,” he explained.

The plan seeks to contain the environmental and tourist impact of sargassum, a recurring phenomenon in the Mexican Caribbean.